Kendal at Lexington broke ground for its Phase III renovation, expansion and new construction project at the Lexington and Rockbridge County retirement facility late Thursday morning. Rain held off while Kendal and local government officials plunged shovels into a trench of loosened dirt behind the...

GO Virginia, or the Virginia Initiative for Growth and Opportunity, has awarded a $100,000 matching grant to the Rockbridge Area Advanced Manufacturing Program, a 40-week training program for welders at Byers Technical Institute, a new technical training center in Rockbridge County.
The program...

Wednesday, Feb. 14 – Lighting it up from outside, the Rockbridge County High School boys basketball team won the Valley District championship on Wednesday night, upsetting top seed and host Spotswood 69-56.
The third-seeded Wildcats (16-9 overall, 6-6 district) sank 10 3-pointers, nine in the first...

Five fire departments responded to a structure fire on Rockbridge Road in Glasgow shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The house, owned by Ted Slayton, was declared a total loss after Slayton reported to authorities on the scene that he accidentally spilled kerosene while refilling a heater, which ignited...

Rockbridge County High School senior Maria Vargas signed her letter of intent on Thursday to play Division I soccer for Virginia Military Institute, making her RC’s first female student-athlete to sign with VMI.
Vargas also became the Wildcats’ first female soccer player to sign with a Division I...

Thursday, Feb. 1 – The Rockbridge County High School boys basketball team staved off a comeback by Riverheads to capture a 72-65 win in nondistrict action on Thursday night in Lexington.
With the win, the Wildcats (12-8) avenged a 51-43 loss to the Gladiators (8-12) at Riverheads on Jan. 18....